Ktima House

Ktima House
© Claudio Reis

KTIMA HOUSE

Camilo Rebelo + Susana Martins

ARCHITECTS
Camilo Rebelo + Susana Martins

LOCATION
Antiparos, greece

CATEGORY
Houses

PROJECT YEAR
2014

PHOTOGRAPHS
Claudio reis

AREA
950.0 sqm

LOCAL ARCHITECT
Dionysis zacharias architects

ENGINEERING-ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL
George cavoulacos

CLIENT
Oliaros sa – iasson tsakonas

PROPERTY AREA
25370 sq. meters

PROJECT
2008-2013

CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
Dimitris karantzas and kostis makris

ENGINEERING-STRUCTURE
Christos kaklamanis

Text description provided by architect.

The main idea of the project was based in two elements: the existing walls, at different levels, and the platforms created by those walls.

Ktima House
© Claudio Reis
Ktima House
© Claudio Reis

The elevations of the two house levels are broken lines that were created as continuation of the existing site walls. The topography helps to dissimulate the house.

Ktima, in Greek, means farm or parcel with fertile land. The project site is a plot with steep slopes, mostly green, with a few trees that are an exception in the context of Antiparos Island.

Ktima House
© Claudio Reis
Ktima House
© Claudio Reis

Order and chaos can be found in Greek civilization throughout the ages, including in our days – we were interested on these aspects and both were part of the concept for this house.

In the territory we can perceive this construction in two different ways. From above, in the main access area, we see a thick white and abstract line, adapting to topography and to the interior requirements.

Ktima House
© Claudio Reis
Ktima House
© Claudio Reis

On the other hand, looking from the sea, we discover the facade with a figurative, continuous yet apparently fragmented composition that refers us to an ancient citadel.

The architecture process is very complex most of the times and Palazuelo’s paintings were also one of the most relevant references for this house.

In the Greek regulations, volumes can’t exceed ten meters long and this rule dictates the composition rhythm, always related to the interior spaces.

All of them have distinct landscape framing and particularly varied in the amount and intensity of light. Based on a large program we decided to divide the house in two levels:

Ktima House
© Claudio Reis
Ktima House
© Claudio Reis

the entrance level being the main house and the lower level the guesthouse, service and staff areas. The house was built following the local construction tradition and the island regulations – those aspects were crucial to the house expression.

SUSTAINABLE ASPACTS

This house has a particularly favorable condition from the sustainable point of view: the green roof guarantees with efficiency a constant temperature in the interior, without the need of powerful cooling systems.

Ktima House
© Claudio Reis
Ktima House
© Claudio Reis

On the back of the house we incorporated a few patios that are extremely important for both levels ventilation. So we tried to use simple architecture elements to achieve low energy consuming.


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